Re: [lace] Re: winding bobbins - a comment

2009-06-18 Thread Clay Blackwell
I believe that she is referring to John Beswick's bobbin winder. His business is "Torchon House" and he's in Australia. It's ideal for having in your tool bag when traveling with lace, because it's so tiny and takes very little room. And it really does work - although not as fast as the othe

Re: [lace] Re: winding bobbins - a comment

2009-06-18 Thread Sue Duckles
What nifty pocket sized bobbin winder? Sounds like the sort of gadget we all need in our lace boxes!! Sue in EY On 17 Jun 2009, at 22:13, bev walker wrote: With my nifty pocket-size bobbin winder, I have to guide the thread so that it doesn't build up in one part and flop around the neck

Re: [lace] Re: winding bobbins - a comment

2009-06-17 Thread bev walker
If I may say so - a uniquely Tamara method ;) I use mostly single head continentals; if winding by hand, I take the thread up and down at angles, as I do for yarn around a nostepinne/stick. Some old midlands bobbins I bought on ebay, still with some thread on, were wound neatly parallel. With my

[lace] Re: winding bobbins - a comment

2009-06-17 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jun 17, 2009, at 11:55, Patricia Dowden wrote: When I wind bobbins, I lay the first layer (only) tightly side by side down the thread area to give a solid base to the windings. All the rest of the layers are at an angle, up, down, up, down, etc. Alice in Oregon Like Alice, I wind the first